Branch network

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Alliance CU has signed with Diebold to manage its ATMs and upgrade its ATM fleet with deposit automation.

CHAMBERSBURG, Penn. – Patriot FCU has been chosen to open a student branch inside the Chambersburg Area Senior High School building.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Fast-growing Scott CU is planning to move its corporate headquarters to the Edwardsville Corporate Centre, just east of the Interstate 55-Illinois Route 143 interchange, in nearby Edwardsville.

PORTLAND, Ore. – OnPoint Community CU yesterday announced plans to open three new branches in central Oregon’s Deschutes County, where it expanded last year.

CANTON, Ohio – Champion CU is staging a scavenger hunt for cash to celebrate the opening of its new branch in Waynesville.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU next month will open a branch on the first floor of the Strawberry Square shopping center across from the state Capitol in downtown Harrisburg.

WABASH, Ind. – Officials in Plymouth approved a three-year tax abatement to induce Beacon CU to build a new branch that will add 10 jobs.

POUGHKEESPIE, N.Y. – Hudson Valley FCU, coming off a profitable 2009, said it plans to build two new branches this year.

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma Central CU is building a branch at the Tulsa Hill shopping center, the $385 million credit union’s ninth service center.

SAGINAW, Mich. – Wildfire CU, formerly Communications Family CU, last week said it plans to open a new branch in Bay City this fall, its second branch opening slated for the year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Community First CU of Florida, struggling with big losses the past two years, last week announced it is closing two branches.

GLENDALE, Calif. – Clearpath FCU this week opened a new branch in Fontana inside a Ralph’s Marketplace, one of the credit union’s sponsors.

LANSING, Mich. – State officials approved tax breaks for 10 job creating projects, including a plan by PSCU Financial Services to expand its operations in Auburn Hills that will create more than 830 jobs.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University officials have tentatively agreed to allow Harvard University Employees CU in the Student Organization Center in Harvard Yard.

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency voted Tuesday to approve a $5,330 abatement of mortgage taxes and property taxes for Brockport FCU to facilitate the credit union’s plans for a new branch in Clarkson, the $5 million credit union’s second branch.

MACON, Ga. – MidSouth Community FCU is the latest credit union to take advantage of a growing inventory of bank branches on the market by agreeing to acquire two branches of failed Security Bank from the FDIC.

COLORADO SPRINGS – Animals from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s mobile petting zoo will be on hand Saturday to help mark the grand opening of Ent FCU’s new Falcon branch.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Langley FCU said it has agreed to donate office space to ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions, which will provide counseling and educational presentations to credit union staff, members and the public.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Scott CU yesterday said it wants to relocate its corporate headquarters to the nearby city of Edwardsville, inside the Gateway Commerce Center Enterprise Zone.

ATLANTA-A new study has found shared branching has helped credit unions capture more consumers dissatisfied with banks, especially higher-revenue households.